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SK Geo Centric and Cologne Industries launch eco-friendly plastic PBAT
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
” SK Geo-Centric (SKGC), a subsidiary of SK Innovation, announced on December 22 that it will partner with Cologne Industries to commercialize and bring to market PBAT, an eco-friendly biodegradable plastic .
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The CORDURA® brand wants its regenerated nylon to perform well in applications but with a lower environmental impact
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
. Cindy McNaull, Director of Business Development, CORDURA® said: "This is really one of the key milestones in our benchmarking of how our new high tenacity RN66 fabric performs against an equivalent INVISTA™ virgin nylon 6,6 .
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BASF expands its Ultramid® PA and Ultradur® PBT production capacity in Malaysia
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
About BASF's Performance Materials divisionBASF's Performance Materials division brings together BASF's entire materials expertise in innovative, custom-made plastics .
About BASF's Performance Materials divisionBASF's Performance Materials division brings together BASF's entire materials expertise in innovative, custom-made plastics .
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Michelin and GM are developing airless tires for next-generation Bolt
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
Specifically, Michelin has been working closely with General Motors to develop an airless tire that could appear on the next-generation Chevrolet Bolt, expected to go on sale in the next few years .
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With an annual output of 15,000 tons of rPS sheets, Trinseo will build a world-class polystyrene recycling plant
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
(Photo courtesy of Trinseo)The construction of this recycling facility is an important part of Trinseo's plastics recycling industry chain and an important step for Trinseo to focus on the sustainable development of polystyrene and support its customers' sustainability goals .
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Greece was fined 127 million euros by the EU for its poor performance in recycling plastics; Sweden and India continue to increase the ban on plastics
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
India to implement single-use plastic ban from July 1India to implement single-use plastic ban from July 1On February 4, local time, India's central pollution prevention and control department issued a notice to notify some disposable plastic product manufacturers, distributors, retailers, e-commerce companies, shopping malls, etc.
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PPG Named to the Carbon Clean 200 by Corporate Knights, Recognized as a Top Producer of Sustainable Paints and Coatings
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
Diane Kappas, vice president of global sustainability at PPG, said: "According to Corporate Knights, the Carbon Clean 200 companies are putting sustainability at the heart of their products, services, business models and investments to help put the world on a sustainable trajectory.
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Russia-Ukraine conflict, continuous artillery fire!
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
. ▶▶Fumin Longteng Titanium Industry: Since March 1, the company's various types of titanium dioxide prices will be based on the original price in February: the domestic market will increase by 600 yuan / ton, and the international market will increase by 100 US dollars / ton .
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Huntsman partners with Keen to develop sneakers with bio-based polyurethane soles
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
Footwear experts at Huntsman helped Keen develop a breakthrough production innovation—a line of sneakers with bio-based polyurethane soles .
Footwear experts at Huntsman helped Keen develop a breakthrough production innovation—a line of sneakers with bio-based polyurethane soles .
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Honeywell partners with University of Texas at Austin to develop innovative carbon capture and storage technology
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
. Honeywell will use the University of Texas at Austin's proprietary advanced solvent technology to develop innovative solutions for power, steel, cement and other industries to reduce carbon emissions from combustion flue gas in new or existing plant equipment .
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Trinseo Announces Price Increases for Polystyrene, Polycarbonate and Copolymers in Europe
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
Effective March 1, 2022, or as permitted by existing contract terms, the contract and spot prices of the following products will increase as follows:
Effective March 1, 2022, or as permitted by existing contract terms, the contract and spot prices of the following products will increase as follows:
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BASF builds new alkylethanolamine plant at its Antwerp site
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
The investment in Antwerp will positively impact the existing capacity of BASF's amines, Verbund's alkylethanolamines , thus supporting our ambition to continue to provide products for our customers’ growth ,” said Dr. Frank Stein, European Regional Business Unit, Intermediates, BASF.
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The situation in Russia and Ukraine exacerbates parts shortages, and some automakers stop production and reduce production
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
Volkswagen said last week it would halt production at its electric car plants in Zwickau and Dresden, Germany, and would suspend production at its Wolfsburg plant, the world's largest, from next week due to shortages of parts such as cable sets.
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University of Bath research team has developed a chemical recycling process for polycarbonate
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
polylactic acid (PLA) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET)) Encouragingly, the catalyst also allows other commercial sources of BPA-PC (such as CD) and mixed waste feedstocks, thereby increasing industrial relevance, while also adapting to other plastics (such as CD) at higher temperatures.
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BASF acquires land in Canada to expand battery materials and recycling facilities in North America
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
● The new site will help drive the transition to e-mobility in the North American market and strengthen BASF's market position as the world's leading cathode active material (CAM) supplier● The new ba
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PPG and the PPG Foundation to commit $13.3 million to global philanthropy in 2021
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
9 million to support community transformation, basic needs and social justice:56 "Colorful Communities" projects completed in 17 countries in 2021: Since 2015, PPG has completed 386 "Colorful Communities" projects globally .
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Tip Top Introduces Two-Component Repair Paste Made of Solvent-Free Polyurethane for Repairing Conveyor Belts
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
load As with REMAREP ULTRA 10 for minor repairs, the new combination of restoration materials for major repairs is said to have a particularly fast cure speed: at 24°C, with an average hardness of 65 Shore A after 15 minutes, the repaired belt can be cured after 60 minutes.
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The Compound acquires Exxelor resin business from ExxonMobil
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
” The Compound, a Netherlands-based developer and manufacturer of plastic compounds, has acquired the Exxelor polymer resin production site, product range and customer base from ExxonMobil's Esso Deutschland in Cologne, Germany .
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Evonik launches first isophorone product based on renewable raw materials
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
● The new eCO series can reduce carbon dioxide emissions and help develop more sustainable solvents, composites and coatings● Independently certified mass balance method to ensure a cost-effective production process● Ready-to-use solution with the same performance as traditional products, customers do not need new product approvalEvonik successfully synthesized the isophorone chemical in the process of researching the reuse of acetone .
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Mitsui Chemicals achieves commercial production of biomass polypropylene
Time of Update: 2023-01-24
, Ltd. has become the first company in Japan to commercially produce biomass polypropylene On March 3, Mitsui Chemicals Co.
Back in 2019, Mitsui announced in a statement: "Our goal is to commercialize bio-polypropylene, which, unlike other major resins, has not been produced from biomass .